Producer Denies Dumping Scarlett Johansson

Producer Emmanuel Bengihy has denied reports that Scarlett Johansson’s directorial efforts in the new movie New York, I Love You were dumped after being deemed “unwatchable”.

Johansson directed Kevin Bacon in her section of the flick, which is a series of love stories all linked together, with ’sources’ telling Page Six, “It was really bad, so it was cut.”

However, Benbihy states that, “Scarlett presented me with an extremely compelling, albeit unconventional, narrative that appeared as though it would not necessarily conform to the overall approach of the entire collective… However, I was very much moved by her vision and I did not want to pass on the opportunity to help her develop it. All that matters to me is the genuine movie language of the author.”

He added, “Scarlett and I nonetheless agreed that a final determination of its appropriateness in the context of the other contributions and the overall story would be best made in the editorial process. And after months of editing… I had to admit that there were editorial decisions to be made in the interest of serving the overall narrative and composition that resulted in previously filmed scenes and footage not getting used.”

Johansson’s directorial efforts will see the light of day once the DVD is released.